President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Chicago is the "murder capital of the world," but there are more than 20 cities in the United States with a higher murder rate, according to the latest FBI crime data.

Newsweek reached out to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office for comment via email.

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Trump has floated the idea of federalizing the National Guard to deal with crime in large cities run by Democrats after deploying the National Guard in Washington, D.C., earlier in August .

Illinois political leaders have rebuked the idea that it is necessary to send troops into Chicago to deal with crime, as there are many cities with higher overall crime rates , and the number of murders has fallen in Chicago in recent years after a national COVID-19 crime spike.

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